A review of "suicidal intent" within the existing suicide literature

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 576-591

  Hasley, Joseph P ^a,f   Ghosh, Biswadip ^b,c   Huggins, Joseph ^a   Bell, Missy R ^c   Adler, Lawrence E ^d   Shroyer, A Laurie W ^a,e  

^a Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

^b METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c Eastern Colorado Health Care System   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

^f Unit C   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

HUMANS; INTENTION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 58149464884     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2008.38.5.576     Document Type: Review

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